Located on a 10-acre campus near the village of Woods Hole, the Woods Hole Research Center (WHRC) is a private, non-profit research organization and leader in addressing the global environmental issues of our time through science and policy. The core focus is to conduct high quality scientific research, and policy analysis/implementation. WHRC has 65 staff members, including experts on global environment issues.
WHRC develops and informs worldwide policies and scientific strategies in response to climate change. The Center conducts research throughout the Amazon, the Arctic, central Africa, and North America, and collaborates with a wide variety of partners to understand the causes and impacts of climate change and to implement science-based policies and climate solutions. Dollars raised support complex worldwide research, education and policy formulation in the areas of arctic warming, tropical deforestation, conservation and restoration.